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Altared - Pt. 5 - The Altar Of Need

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 2, 2013

Once prominent in churches. Once prominent in life. Now seldom seen in our buildings. Have they also disappeared from our life? We have been called to live an "Altared" life. Why?

Altared - Pt. 5 – The Altar of Need I. Introduction The concept of the altar is rooted in the heart of God, mentioned 370 different times in Scripture! The message is abundantly clear . . . God meets man at the altar. We began by talking about Paul's call for us to live an altared lifestyle ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:3-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Identity: Live Like You Mean It Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Mar 8, 2009

After having learned who we are in christ in the first three chapters now we know right belief. Paul begins the last three chapters of Ephesians with right behavior. It begins with unity and leads to maturity.

Intro: Bruce Howell tells of “I Can’t Change Jesus” Bill Irwin, a man who is blind, has a talking computer he uses to study the Bible. He’s had a few chuckles over some of the pronunciations. "For a long time," Bill says, "the computer pronounced Holy Bible as ’holly bibble’ until I figured out ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Worship In Remembrance Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Apr 9, 2006

What we choose to remember can powerfully affect our attitudes in the now. Sermon discusses how we can use our memory capacity to facilitate heart-felt worship.

Worship in Remembrance (Fifty Days of Consecration #2) Psalm 103:1-18[1] 3-27-05 Intro Your capacity for memory—have you thought about how powerful that gift is—the ability to recall previous experience. It is the way we learn. It keeps us from having to learn the same things over and over ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1-18

Denomination: Charismatic

Uptake On The Resurrection

Contributed by Steven Chapman on May 7, 2007

This morning we are going to look at 17 verses that end the book of Luke, and from those verses, we will glean the difference that the Resurrection made in the lives of the disciples then, and can make in the lives of disciples now.

The Uptake On The Resurrection Luke 24:36-53 It’s Resurrection Sunday, and as is typical, we, as Christians, enter into worship with an upbeat spirit. Why is that? Because we know that the uptake on Christianity is found in the Resurrection, we’ve heard the end of the story. However, last month, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:36-53

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mountains To The Left Of Me, Desert To The Right; Here I Am...

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 20, 2000

You've trusted Him to stand between you and your sin; can you now trust Him to stand between you and your circumstances?

...stuck in the middle with you." Exodus 12:41 has to be one of the most amazing verses of the Bible. Listen to that verse, and see if you can catch why I would say that. “And it came about at the end of four hundred and thirty years, to the very day, that all the hosts of the Lord went out ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:1-14

Denomination: Orthodox

The Right Kind Of Dirt

Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 21, 2000

What about all the people who at one time professed faith in Jesus Christ but who now seem to have little interest in the things of the Lord?

I've made my choice," wrote the basketball star. "I love Jesus Christ and I try to serve Him to the best of my ability. How about you?" No, those are not the words of David Robinson, A. C. Green or any other Christian currently playing in the NBA. That testimony is from a tract written thirty years ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

What Kind Of Life Support Are You On

Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Jun 27, 2002

God has dealt with the problem of sin through the death of Jesus, now Paul goes on to tell us how God deals with our sinful nature

Rom 6:1-11 – What kind of life support are you on? Wanted poster for Osama Bin Laden  Our section in Romans today is God’s “Wanted Poster” but his is a little different  God’s wanted poster reads, wanted, Sons of God, “Dead AND Alive”  First three chapters of Romans talk ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-11

Denomination: Christian Church

Tomorrow, I Love Ya' Tomorrow

Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 22, 2002

It’s easy to put off obedience until tomorrow. But part of submitting to God means submitting my now to God not just my tomorrows.

James 4:11-17 Sept 12, 1999 Submitting to God (Part 3) – Tomorrow, I love ya’ tomorrow INTRODUCTION Many years ago now, there was a Broadway play and a subsequent movie about a little red-haired orphan girl who was adopted by the richest man in the nation. The name of that little girl and ...read more

Scripture: James 4:11-17

Denomination: Baptist

God's Three Deadlines To Our Nation

Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Feb 26, 2002

Evangelist J. Harold Smith preached a sermon on God’s Three Deadlines and applied it to individuals. This sermon applies the same title but now to our nation.

GOD’S THREE DEADLINES TO OUR NATION (Romans 1:21-32) by Jerry Falwell Evangelist J. Harold Smith preached a sermon on God’s Three Deadlines and applied it to individuals. Today, I want to apply the title to our nation. I see in Romans 1:18-32 what happens when a nation leaves God. He gives ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

"What If ...?"

Contributed by Ray Scott on Jul 31, 2003

Asking "What if ...?" brings a lot of worry into our life. Instead, ask "Who now?". King Jehoshaphat found the key to giving the battle over to God.

“What If ….?” 2 Chronicles 20:1-30 INTRODUCTION: NOTICE the TITLE of the message this morning. We say this a lot, don’t we? “What if …?” causes a lot of NEEDLESS worry in our lives. I’m guilty of doing this, as I’m sure a lot of you are. We hear it a lot: On September 11, 2001, I received a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:1-30

Denomination: Baptist

Worship Our Ascended King

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Jun 2, 2003

Jesus’ ascension assures us that he has fulfilled his mission to save us lost sinners and is now ruling all things for our good.

Worship Our Ascended King Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. The Word of God through which the Holy Spirit guides our hearts and minds today is recorded in Luke 24:44-53: [Jesus] said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:44-53

Denomination: Lutheran

Speak Lord Your Servant Is Hearing

Contributed by William Baeta on Jan 20, 2003

“Now the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ And Samuel answered, ‘speak, for your servant hears” 1 Samuel 3:10.

Theme: Speak Lord, your servant is listening Text: 1 Sam. 3:1-10; 1 Cor. 6:12-20; Jn. 1:35-42 The letter to the Hebrews begins by telling us “In the past, God spoke to our ancestors many times and in many ways through the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us through his Son, Jesus ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10, John 1:35-42

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

I Saw The Lord

Contributed by Norris Harris I on Feb 13, 2003

Now the relevance of this passage of Scripture is this: THE LORD STILL REVEALS HIMSELF IN ROUGH TIMES. And certainly, the infant days of this Twenty-First Century are ROUGH TIMES!

“And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw …” During the ruthless reign and rule of the Roman Emperor Domitian (the last year of his reign in the year A.D. 95) something momentous and marvelous happened: the Risen Christ pulled back the veil of mystery which ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:12

Denomination: Baptist

The Coming Ages Series

Contributed by Charles Donley on Dec 29, 2003

We have a heritage granted to us by the Father when He adopted us as sons and daughters through Jesus. Now it is our responsibilty to continue that heritage.

The Coming Ages Ephesians 2:4-11 As dads, we often say that we are doing things now for the good they will bring in the future. If you turn your young one over your knee, you say “I’m doing this for your own good”. When we teach our kids to save, we want them to be good stewards of what God ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-11, Jude 1:1-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Rejoice In The Reconciliation That Comes Only Through Jesus

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Mar 17, 2003

Reconciliation with God does not come through compromise but through the sacrifice of his Son and it brings the peace of eternal salvation now and forever; therefore, we rejoice.

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. The Word of God through which the Holy Spirit touches our hearts are the words he breathed into the Apostle Paul to write, recorded in Romans 5: Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran